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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hester stay in New England?
(a) She enjoys the brisk winter.
(b) She enjoys whaling.
(c) It is the scene of her crime.
(d) Her family is there.

2. What does Hester fling next to the brook?
(a) Dimmesdale's Bible.
(b) Chillingworth's herbs.
(c) Her bonnet.
(d) Her scarlet letter.

3. Which character seeks to make him or herself "the one trusted friend, to whom should be confided all the fear"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dimmesdale.
(c) Hibbins.
(d) Chillingworth.

4. Where was Hester's "happy infancy and stainless maidenhood?"
(a) Salem.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Bustling London.
(d) Rural England.

5. Why do most Puritans fast, according to the narrator?
(a) To purify their bodies.
(b) To cure disease.
(c) To lose weight.
(d) To conserve food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chillingworth is described as which of the following in Chapter 11?

2. While his health is failing, Dimmesdale has achieved what in his profession?

3. With what kind of natural objects has Pearl decorated herself in Chapter 18?

4. Who, in Chapter 5, is referred to as "the figure, the body, the reality of sin?"

5. According to the narrator, which of the following has NOT been one of Hester's "teachers"?

(see the answer key)

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